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Clancy Deveril's life was not messy. She never allowed it to be. She simply moved on. It was what she did and it always worked. So why wasn't she doing that now? Perhaps because this time it wasn't just about her. It involved her family, particularly her much younger sister. And, as Clancy saw it, she knew where to lay the blame: the entitled Hunter family. Specifically, Abigail Hunter. So with revenge in mind, Clancy drew closer to Abigail Hunter's flame. But too late, she realized she could get badly burned.

Gossip queen ALEX longs to be seen. Cheerleader TULSI is sick of cutting people on her sharp heart. New kid CLEMENTINE can't escape the violence inside. And wallflower SUNJU is tired of keeping quiet. When a twist of fate brings this unlikely quartet together, sparks and punches fly. They call it "Girls Night," an underground fight club that's girls only. Soon every girl at Sterling High is showing up to class with bruised knuckles and split lips.

“A page-turning whistle-stop tour of mammalian development that begins in the Jurassic Era, Eve recasts the traditional story of evolutionary biology by placing women at its center…. The book is engaging, playful, erudite, discursive and rich with detail." —The New York Times “A smart...

Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a longstanding problem that has increasingly come to the forefront of international and national policy debates and news. Yet, while we frequently read or learn about particular experiences or incidents of VAWG, we are often unaware of the full picture. Author Jacqui True provides an expansive frame for understanding VAWG in this book.

Do you have problems getting your children to brush their teeth? Teach your kids proper dental hygiene and why it's so important to brush your teeth with this fun adventure. Follow along with the story and pick up some unconventional tips to get a jump start on teaching your child crucial life skills.

As Black women, it is no secret that we all want to have fulfilling, happy, and successful lives. You do not want the everyday struggles of being a Black woman to keep you from being unsuccessful in all aspects of your life. If you do, you will never be happy. The unhappiness will lead to speaking negatively, which leads to feeling negative, which leads to actions that are damaging, which leads to being unsuccessful in life. Do not be that Black woman who constantly views her life in a negative manner.

A massive dictionary, manual, and guide on demonology, demons, and evil spirits. This Catholic demonology dictionary also includes descriptions of the occult, witchcraft, and sorcery. The author has appeared on numerous national television shows for his works: The History Channel, The Phil Donahue Show, The Leeza Show, and the EWTN Network (Mother Angelica Live!).

Lotta Dann's journey with extreme dieting and drastic weight loss led to endless praise for her skinny body. But no one knew what she had to do to maintain it. When the weight came back on, Lotta started asking fundamental questions that she'd never considered before. Why do we believe that to be healthy you must be skinny? Why do we think any measure of fat on our body is bad? Why do so many of us hate our bodies? And why do we spend so much time, money and energy trying to shrink ourselves?

It is 1878, and Dr. Poppy Stamford has reluctantly rekindled her relationship with Sherlock Holmes. Though it has been almost four years since they parted on uneasy terms and while he continues to suppress his feelings for her, they are still intrigued and inspired - and frustrated - by each other. When her beloved uncle is arrested in relation to a series of murders near the British Museum, Poppy and the burgeoning detective set out to find the evidence to set him free.

The youngest daughter of an eccentric engineer and a musical theater fanatic, Helen Brown grew up in the New Zealand coastal town of New Plymouth in a crumbling castle overrun by nature, and overshadowed by nearby, beautiful Mount Taranaki. It's 1966, the Pacific islands are being used for atomic bomb testing, and her parents and siblings are swept up in their own lives. Twelve years old, struggling in school, and facing eye surgery-for the second time-Helen feels lonely and lost . . .

A smart, provocative account of the erotic current running just beneath the surface of a stuffy and stifling Victorian London.

In 1860s London, two loosely overlapping groups of bohemians - the Cannibal Club and the Aesthetes - challenged the buttoned-up Victorian propriety to promote erotic freedom and expression. Sensually attuned and politically radical, they were among the most influential thinkers and artists of the day, from Richard Burton to Dante Gabriel Rossetti and William Morris.

It is the late 1970s and teenagers Gaia and her brother Bron live with their parents on their isolated property on Western Australia's Coral Coast. Intensively trained for a career as a professional ballet dancer by her mother, once a principal dancer in the American Ballet Theatre, Gaia also loves snorkeling over the coral reef that borders their small market garden. Then comes a day that changes her life forever: she discovers a rare pair of dramatically colored seadragons, their courtship dance over the coral spellbinding, and that night she loses her entire family and her dancing dream.

Her prince never came. Aurora woke up after sleeping for 100 years. Left alone and forgotten in her tower, she is determined to find out why. What happened in the past? How could a 16-year-old princess reclaim her lost kingdom from the wicked witch and her demon army? Aurora meets Devon, a handsome thief, who had been using her tower as his hideout. Devon and his gang of thieves, known as the Circle, promise to help defeat the witch who put Aurora under the curse. The prince’s betrayal broke her heart, but can she trust anyone else?

While you might have the appearance of absolute success in everything you do, scratch below the surface the reality is that you are freaking out, even just a little. You have so many balls in the air that the juggle is becoming increasingly hard to sustain. You need to start doing things differently because trying to do it all represents a huge risk to your ongoing success and well being. This book teaches you how to successfully juggle your two lives and to be guilt-free, with a proven five-step process to help you identify and harness hours of lost time on the home front.

When an unexpected windfall brings together strangers Shauna and Frankie, one woman is popping champagne corks - but the other just wants to cry. For her part, Shauna is pouring celebratory drinks. Since her heart was broken and her dreams shattered, she’s been ready for a fresh start. Surely she deserves some good luck at last?

Men. Relationships. Love. Marriage. Camilla Donahue has sworn off all of these. If you were married to someone like Callum Anderson for seven years, you would understand why. Instead, she finds Jackson Williams, her parents' landscaper and the local heartthrob. She pretends she isn't attracted to him. But a dinner, a hike, and a kiss distract her from every rule she's created to protect her heart. She tells herself it's nothing. Casual. Just fun. That's what they agreed to. But soon, they find themselves on the cusp of something more.

Girl in Flight by Cat Buchanan is a gripping and poignant memoir that takes listeners on a whirlwind journey through the glitz and chaos of Manhattan and Hollywood in the 1960s and early 70s. George and Meyera Buchanan have everything—lavish holidays, private planes, classic cars, and luxury homes—except the one thing they truly desire: a baby. After adopting Cat, their marriage crumbles, igniting a fierce custody battle that spans coast to coast, from Malibu to the Hamptons.

Are your kids curious about difficult concepts such as where rain comes from? Avoid the dreaded barrage of "why?" and provide an easy-to-understand answer based off the actual water cycle with this small adventure.

Do you ever wish you could fly, Soar the mountains, or travel to space? With lucid dreaming, all this is possible from the comfort of your own dreams. Lucid dreaming is an amazing phenomenon practiced by countless people throughout history. Whether you're interested in spirituality, self-help, astral projection, dream interpretation, or even meditation, you'll find learning to increase your control of lucid dreaming will be of great assistance.

A wound to the heart, a hole so deep. Can it be fixed? Or simply replaced? People lie. Those closest to me, tell the most lies. Do they not know who I am? What I'm capable of? Sometimes I wonder if they do. Because when I unravel their lies, they will be delivered to the hell I once visited. And it won't be pleasant.